WEBVTT BELTRAN HAS TONIGHT'S TOP STORY.REPORTER: KILLER WHALES SPOTTEDFEEDING ON GRAY WHALES IN THEBAAND HUMPBACK WHALES TRYING TOINTERVENEMARINE BIOLOGISTS SAY IT'S ARARE SIGHT, ALL PLAYING OUT JUSTMILES FROM THE COAST.THIS DRONE VIDEO CAPTURED THECIRCLE OF LIFE IN ACTION.KILLER WHALES FEEDING ON A BABYGRAY WHALE IN THE MONTEREY BAY.THEN TWO HUMPBACK WHALES CHARGEUP TO THE KILLER WHALES, TRYINGTO INTERVENE.A GRUESOME PART OF NATUREUNFOLDING BEFORE WHALE WATCHER>> THE CHANCE TO SEE SOMETHINGLIKE THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING.THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO A SAFARIIN AFRICA.THE TOP PREDATORS ARE EQUIVALENTTO THE LIONS, THE CHEETAHS, THELEOPARDS, AND ALL THESE DOLPHINSAND SEA LIONS ARE EQUIVALENT TOTHE WILDEBEESTS.REPORTER: AND THEY ARE SEEING ALOT MORE ACTIVITY NOW AS MOTHERGRAY WHALES AND THEIR NEW CALVESPASS THROUGH MONTEREY DURINGTHEIR SPRING MIGRATION.IT'S AT THIS TIME THAT THEY AREMOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO KILLER WHALEATTACKS, BUT ALSO THE BEST TIMEFOR A SHOW.>> THIS GROUP IN PARTICULAR ISFAIRLY FRIENDLY.THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT ALLWEEK, WHICH HAS BEEN PRETTYAMAZING.>> WE HAVE SEEN ORCHIDS ATSEAWORLD, THE TO SEE ONE IN THEWILD IS REALLY -->> ONE CAME SIX OR SEVEN FEETFROM THE BOAT.>> AT ONE POINT, ONE ALMOST WASCHARGING AT THE BOAT, COMINGRIGHT AT US.REPORTER: THIS WAS THE FIRSTDOCUMENTED ATTACK OF THE YEAR,AND THE MARINE BIOLOGISTS EXPECTMORE AS KILLER WHALES ARE TAKINGADVANTAGE OF THEIR PREY ON THEMOVE.AND WHILE IT CAN BE A SCARYSIGHT TO SEE, THE MARINEBIOLOGISTS SAY ITS PART OFNATURE AND NOT LIKELY TO POSE ATHREAT TO HUMANSERIN: THANK YOU.ABOUT 20 WHALES SPOTTEDOVER THE WEEKEND.

Whales fighting for survival during spring migration

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Updated: 4:47 AM PDT Apr 25, 2017

Drone video captured a rare sight of Killer Whales feeding on a baby gray whale off the coast of Monterey, Calif.